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CRUSADES AGftlNST ARI
Social Purity Society Moves Against
Dccolluttc Dress at the Opera.
SOCIETY LADIES INDIGNANT
Mrs. Grannls Will N'ot Interfere with Liv
ing Pictures Savcus Tlicy Appear In
the lloxcs at the Grand Opcru.
Kcmurkuble Police Activity.
By the United Tress.
New York, Nov. CO. Two crusades
have bpon begun in this city, one by
the police against the living pictures
presented at different theaters, and an
other by certain women, headed by
Mrs. Kllzaboth U. Grannls, against the
mode of dress popular among attend
ants at the opera.
Police Captain Max Schmittberger,
who presides over the Tenderloin dis
trict, sent out some of his policemen
lust night to gaze upon the thinly clad
feminine charms on hihklon In vari
ous places of amusement In the dis
trict. The managers of theaters where liv
ing pictures are produced declare that
they nre willing that any society or
person may make the fullest Investiga
tion, even If It be Captain Max Sehmitt
berger, the policeman who in under
Indictment for levying blackmail upon
women of the town. The crusade
against living pictures In the thcars
was started by some advanced advo
cates of social puilty. The alert New
York police, alert to forestall all sorts
of reformers now since the I.exow com
mittee exposures and the late election,
determine to precipitate themselves
against the fad and prove their deli
cacy and virtue.
But, alas for human foresight of the
metropolitan police grade! Superin
tendent Byrnes, Inspector Conlin and
Captain Scmlttberger had scarcely
decked themselves In the borrowed
plumes of the london "Prudes on the
Prowl" and quixotically moved against
the women who compose the living pic
tures, than they found that they had
overshot the mark. For years the po
lice led a crusade against the unfor
tunate women of the town, but It was
a crusade for plunder.
All the world has been mndeacnualnt
ed with their prowls In that direction,
and it Is perhaps for that reason, if
nothing else, that the best women of the
city, the leaders In culture and purity,
are not supplementing the present
prowl.
Mrs. E. B. Grannls, a leader In the
social purity movement, has declared
that the pictures are not objectionable,
and already her protest against the
Iconoclastic prudes of the police has
borne fruit In an expression of grati
tude from those women who mnke their
living by appearing In animate repre
sentations of famous woiks of art.'
This move of the police, however, has
F'.-t Mrs. Grannls and, as the latter says,
other women of the Society for the Pro-motion.-uf
Purity In other ..rtiuo.
They say that they intend to compel a
change of dress among the social lead
ers at the opera. Mrs. Grannls declares
that sho and others have taken notes
at the opera recently of the manner In
which the women of prominent families
were dressed, and that another force
will be at the Metropolitan opera house
tonight for the same purpose. She says
she will compel the police to take ac
tion If a change in the mode of dress Is
not made.
Ilegnn with the Uillhoards.
The movement started several months
ago by the defacing ofplctures of partly
clothed women on the billboards by the
small boy. From this the attention of
the police was turned to the i'ving pic
tures, and stops were taken to put a
stop to them, but there Is no reference
In the penal code to this style of display.
The only law which could be construed
to bear on the case was Sections 317
and 318 of the penal code, which calls
for the suppression of all placards of a
lewd nature and all displays which are
disgusting.
Superintendent Byrnes and Inspector
Conlin believed that this could be made
to apply, and officers were sent out to
get evidence. Captain Hchmlttberger,
of the "Tenderloin," In whose precinct
most of the alleged objectionable dis
plays are made, was directed to go
from place to place and view the pic
tures himself and report to the superin
tendent. The captain did this last Mon
dan night, and. on Tuesday morning
he applied to JusU:Hogan for war
runts for the arrest of several man
agers. Justice Hognn declined, as he did
not consider a policeman sufficiently
expert In art to Judge such a delicate
question. He therefore advised the
captain to Interest the Society for the
Promotion of Purity and let them act
in the natter.
Several well known society women
loaay expressed tneir indignation at
the remarks made by Mrs. Grannls In
criticizing the toilettes worn at the
opera, which she characterized ns more
Indecent than the living pictures exhib
ited in the theaters. A very prominent
society woman when seen today In re-
lution to the subject, said:
"It Is simply outrageous, to say the
least, in nave these public remarks and
comparisons made on the women who
represent the best and wealthiest rami
lies in New York. From time Iminem
orltil women, wherever they have nn.
peared In Kurope. either at the court or
public balls, have always appeared In
low evening . gowns. The comparison
drawn between the wealthiest
of this city "and the women who appear
ii uie living pictures is beyond ridicule
I have attended the opera for many
v..4, im hoi once nave I ever seen
y one immodestly dressed."
Will Look Aftor Society I'eo plo
. a. u, urannls announces imiov
that she has turned her attention to
what she calls the Immodest way in
which prominent Boclety people dress
ui me opera,
hum,..,., i .
jiicii low neck n-ntima " eha .,..1,1
'are extremely Immodest and dlsgust-
J..K, bmu uo not nave, bv anv m..nna
salutary Influence on those who desire
xo ioiiow ana copy these lemlnra fi
fashions. It. Is right there that reform
Is needed, and If I cannot Induce these
prominent peaplo to change their cos
lumes, bo as to conform with irood
morals and sound Judgment in dress
will bring the matter to the attention
of the police. , . -
"At last evening's performance of the
opera I had several watchers on hand
who took notes on the manner In which
these people were dressed. From their
reports It Is simply disgusting." Mrs.
Grannls intimated that she, too, would
beoome a watcher at tonight's perform
ance, and make an Investigation for
herself. The result of her watch she
would make known tomorrow, and
then If society people would not heed
her warning she would force the police
to act In the matter. There Is a law,
she said, which calls for the suppres
sion of all Immodest exposures having
a tendency to corrupt public morals.
PRINCETON'S TIGERS.
List of the Players Who Will Face Yule's
Eleven Toduy.
By the United l'ress.
Princeton, Nov. 30. The Tiinceton
Foot Ball team left lure at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, The final line up of the
team was not decided until today. The
team will face Yale tomorrow in the fol
lowing order:
Left end, Brown; left tackle, Holly;
left guard, Wheeler; center, Biggs;
light guard, Rhodes; light tackle, Tay
lor; right end, Cochran; quarter-back,
Ward; right half-back, Kosengarten;
left half-back, Poe; full back, Trench
ard. MR. BAYARD'S TABLE TALK.
Our .Minister to l.ngliind Gracefully Com
pliments the Onecn and the Scottish
Corporation.
By the United Tress.
London, Nov. 30. Thomas F. Bayard,
United States Ambassador, presided
this evening at the annual dinner of the
London Scottish corporation. In his
toast to the Queen, Mr. Bayard said:
"Her practice of domestic virtue and
dignified private life entitle, her justly
to the affection of her own people and
all civilized mankind the world over."
(Cheers.)
In proposing the health of the Prince
and Princess of Wales, mentioned by
their Scotch titles, the Duke and Duch
ess of Rothesay, the ambassador said:
"This is a reminder that the kingdom is
j;et a union. (Cheers.) The three-fold
bond Is the rose, thistle and shamrock.
Such a union will not be broken easily."
Part of his toast to the corpora
tion was: "I admit that 1 am an alien
and a stranger In such an assembly,
touched by a common impulse and
inlluenced by a common feeling. Yet
I cannot regard It as a solecism that I
am called to the place of honor In the
celebration. Charity concerns all man
kind. It la a moral force swaying the
human heart under all circumstances.
"In the United States men live under
a written constitution, which has the
effect of staying the force of mere
members and restraining the passions
of mere majorities, and controls the ac
cidental results of legislative power.
Hence the saying In the United States
that the constitution Is intended to
protect minorities. So associations like
the corporation can be regarded as
moral constitutions protecting these,
whom fate has placed In distress, from
the storms of adversity."
In closing the toast Mr. Bayard re
ferred to the honorable history of the
corporation throughout the 2J0. years
ot ns existence.
UREACII OF PROMISE CASE.
Court Rules That u .Marriage Contract
Should lie business Like,
By the United l'ress.
Boston, Nov. 30. The full bench of
the supreme court today sent down a
decision sustaining the exceptions of
the defendant In the famous Van llou-ten-Morse
breach of promise case, In
which Miss Van Houten secured a ver
dict of $40,000 against A. P. Morse, of
Cambridge. Mr. Morse is 70 years old,
while the plaintiff Is considerably
younger.
The' decision contains rulings never
before made In this state, and distinctly
lays down for the first time the rule
that marriage contracts are to be re
garded In the same light as business
contracts, and further, that false repre
sentations by either party, unprompted
by inquiry of facts material to the con
tract are to be considered by the jury
In making up Its verdict.
Miss Van Houten, the plaintiff, came
here from Spokane, Wash., In 1S90. Sho
sued for $00,000 and wrb awarded $10,000.
MAY CHALLENGE YALE.
If Prinecton Is Defeated the Pennsylvan
ia W III Offer to l'luy the Winners,
By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Nov. 30. A rumor was
freely circulated here today to the ef
fect that the University of Pennsylva
nia Foot Ball team had decided to send
a challenge to Yale, In order to settle
all dispute as to the championship, but
It was decided to take no action on the
question of again challenging Yale un
til the result of the Princeton-Yale
game tomorrow was known; then a
meeting of the Athletic association will
be called to decide upon the subject.
Of course shouhPPWllceton be victori
ous tomorrow there would be no occa
sion for sending a challenge to Yale as
the University lias already adminis
tered an overwhelming defeat to the
Tigers.
OFFICIALS (JO TO JAIL.
The I'ldclity l.oun .Magnates Are Incur
ccrated at Pittsburg.
By the United Press.
Pittsburg, Nov. 30. The efforts of At
torney Henry nnd Judge Moulton 'to
get bail for their clients, Andrew Wall,
It. II. Mitchell and H. J. Holden, offl
clals of the Fidelity Building, Loan and
Investment association, have proved
futile.
This afternoon they were transferred
from the Central police station to the
county Jail on committments Issued by
magistrate Dougherty.
Cholera on the Wane.
By the United Press.
Washington, Nov. 30. Sennr Mendonea,
the Brazilian minister, today received the
following cublesram from his government
at ltlo Janeiro in regard to tho report of
choleraic epidemic In some states of Ilra
Eil: "Epidemic declining. No new cases."
KEYSTONE VIGNETTES.
Frank Ollbert, of Ollbertsvllle Berks
county, caught a 15-pound wild cat In a
trap.
8urvlvors of the Seventh regiment,
Pennsylvania Reserve corps, held a re
union at Carlisle.
Paul Naullg was smothered to death In
a coal bin at the Philadelphia and Head
ing storage yard, at Landlngvllie.
Henry Miller, a' chicken thief In tho
Kaston Jail, who had been declared a luna
tic, acknowledged, after he was put
through a Bi'lentllio test and declared
sane, that he hud been feigning Insanity,
BULLETS INIlCfill EM
Moonshiner Dissents from a Witness'
Testimony by Shooting Him.
THE JUDGE DUCKED HIS HEAD
And the Jury, Too, Sought Cover Until the
Cruel war Had Ended In the Fatal
Wouudlng of the ISIucgrass
Witness.
By the United Tress.
Pittsburg, Nov. 30. A special to the
Dispatch from Mt. Sterling, Ky., says:
Tragic scenes, unparalleled In the his
tory of the American bar, took place
Thanksgiving day in the United States
court room In this city. Court
opened quietly, but With a tense
nervous feeling, for half of those
present expected trouble before
the session was over, and adjourned
amid the flying of bullets and the
frightened cries of flying spectators.
The man whose testimony precipitated
the conflict will tile, while his assailant
is now in Jail awaiting trial for his
cold-blooded crime.
Lee Sturgall, of Elliott county, was
on trial for moonshlning, and United
States Commissioner Thomas F. Hod-
gers was on the bench. The arrest of
Sturgall was brought about through
the enmity of neighbors. Elliott county
has its feud, and Sturgall Is a leader
of one of the factions. A score of wit
nesses about equally divided between
the factions were summoned, and
trouble had already occurred between
these men. The feeling was Intensely
bitter, and the court room was crowded
with partfsans.
The iliittle Commences.
Green Atkins, one of Slurgall's lieu
tenants, the third witness for the de
finse, mounted the stand, was sworn
and awaited Interrogation. Immediate
ly Charles Watklns, of Carter county,
arose from his seat, and amid death
like stillness, walked deliberately up
the court room and inside the railings,
taking a position just behind Sturgall
and opposite Atkins, upon whom his
eyes glared in a significant manner.
Atkins returned the look of hatred
and smiled contemptuously, but his
hand dropped to his gun pocket never
theless. He hud been warned that Wat
kins would shoot him If he gave cer
tain testimony, but "this Hid not deter
liltn. He answered promptly the com
missioners questions, and was ex
plaining a statement he had made
when Watklns, with a cry of rage,
drew his pistol and rushed forward.
Atkins drew also and the bullets flew
In all directions, causing a t-:tampede.
Lawyers, spectators, the jury and
court went to cover precipitately, while
the ladies present rent the air witli
screams. Atkins and Watklns fought
like demons, overturning chairs and
tables and scattering stationery until
every bullet was gone, when United
States Marshal Pat Pouch seized Wat
klns just as' Atkins dropped to the floor
unconscious.
Talk of Lynching Now.
Watklns was hurried to the county
ja.ll, the ofllcers fighting oft Atkins'
friends while surgeons were summoned
for the wounded man. It was found
that one bullett entered his abdomen
and recovery Is Impossible. Atkins has
a wife and children living in Elliott
county near the home of Sturgall,
whose witness he was. Wutkln3 is
badly beaten up, but otherwise un
hurt as yet.
Atkins' friends are wild with rage,
and swear they will kill Watklns. The
latter claims that the dying man per
jured himself on the witness stand.
Watklns lives near the home of Oscar
Morton, who was lynched at Beatty
ville reconlily. The Sturgall fuctlon Is
talking of another lynching.
HUNTING l'OR GERMS.
Inspector Kniipp of State Hoard of Health
at .Montrose.
Special to tho Seranton Tribune.
Montrose, Nov. 80. Medical Inspector
Knapp, of the state board of health
came here on Wednesday evening and
on Thanksgiving Day, in company with
members of our local board of health
nnd some of the resident physicians,
made a tour of the town for the purpose
of ascertaining, If possible, the cause
of the recent epidemic of typhoid fever.
Several places that might breed sick
ness were pointed out to the Inspector,
and he also took water from the wells
and the city supply to test. He will
make his report in a few days.
RESULT OF A QUARREL.
Three People I'ntolly Injured by Ilullcts
from a Hcvolvcr.
By the United Press.
Chicago, Nov. SO. Frederick Frelsch,
residing at 430 North Ashland avenue,,
quarreled with his son-in-law, Theodore
Eckhardt, today, the quarrel develop
ing into a fight between the men.
Frelsch's daughter, Lena, seeing that
her husband was getting the worst of
the encounter, drew a revolver and fired
at her father.
The latter snatched the revolver from
her hands and shot both his (laughter
and her husband In the head, Inflicting
fatal Injuries. He then fatally shot
himself in the head. All three were
taken to the hospital. v
THREE NEGROES BURNED.
They Set a (iuard House on l ire and Per
lsh In the Humes.
By tho United Press.
Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 30. Three ne
groes, prisoners, were burned to death
in the guard house at Polkton, N. C,
shortly after midnight yesterday. The
building was all of wood nnd burnt
very rapidly.
After the house burned down, the
charred remains were taken from tho
embers. Evidently the negroes tried
ito burn their way out, and losing con
trol of the lire brought upon themselves
their own destruction.
DO NOT DESIRE SCALPS.
Colorado Indians Aro I'pon Their Fall
Hunting Trips.
By tho United Press.
Washington, Nov. 30. A telegram
was received at the war department to
day from Qeneral McCook, command
Ing the department of Colorado, Rtattng
that affairs In Utah were quiet and he
says there Is no occasion for alarm.
' The Indians, the dispatch states, are
on their fall hunting trip."
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HAS SEELY GONETO CANfiDft
shen Last Seen the Clerk Was Truv
clinn, North.
BAKER'S STRONG 150X EMPTY
Lawyers and Relatives Are Surprised to
l'ind the Deposit Safe Devoid of Con-tcnts-The
.Mystery of tlio Man's
Suicide Continues to Deepen,
By tho United Press.
New York, Nov. 30. Edward A. Bruen
and Superintendent W. W. Morrison, of
the Pullman car service of the Krle rail
road, were seen by a reporter this after
noon In Jersey City. They confirmed
the Middletown dispatch as to Seely's
Hight to Canada and of his riding on the
rear car Friday night last.
H. M. Baker, the conductor of the
train, said: "The man who rode on that
train was surely Keoiy. I recognized a
picture in a newspaper on Tuesday as
the man before I had been spoken to
ub.mt U. He locked very sick and
some how or other behaved In such a
manner as to attract attention, it was
because of bis yooks thut I noticed him
pa.-t!cular!V'
The detectives on the ease In Jersey
City Informed the railroad that they
had tracked Seely as far as Hamilton,
Ont. Here a change Is made for Mont
real and Toronto in the Grand Trunk
railroad and from this point they could
not trace him any further.
The third of Baker's safe deposit
boxes In which it was hoped that so
much evidence would be found, was
opened today at the Park Safe Deposit
company and It was found to be quite
empty. The Baker family appeared
even more surprised than the lawyers.
Lawyer Ogden said that the fact of
the box being empty only deepened the
mystery and he was more positive now
that there were more than two persons
Implicated in the robbery. Frederick
Baker when seen today had nothing to
say more than that he was sure his
father was Innocent and that he hoped
to prove It.
It was learned at the Park Safe De
posit company that the late Frederick
Baker had vhiited the vaultsand opened
Ills section Friday, the day before his
death. None of his family had visited
the place since, except on the day when
the first box was opened und today.-
Toronto, Ont., Nov. 30. Samuel C.
Seely, defaulting book-keeper of the
New York Shoe nnd Leather bank, Is
said to have been seen taking dinner in
a ree-itaurant In this city today.
REPLY LETTER DESIRED.
The French Government Desires un In
ternational Stump.
By the United l'ress.
Washington, Nov, 30. Postmaster
General Bissell lias received from the
French governmer. a request to enter
Into nn ngreement with that country
whereby they could send a letter from
there with a prepuld reply. They would,
of course, agree to accept a similar
plan on the part of the United States.
In the International service the letter
would cost 10 cents for the original and
the reply and In the domestic service
of France It costs 6 cents for the win do
letter. The United States Is not asked
to use the letter In Its domestic service,
but simply to receive it and recognize
the prepaid reply so It could be sent
buck to F(ranoei
Mr. Blssell Is In favor of nn Inter
national stamp, and It is expected, that
In a short, time he will decide as to tho
merits of the plan.
BAHEN'S SPINE INJURED.
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The Georgetown Faculty Will Allow No
.More Foot Dull Games.
By the United Press.
Washington, Nov. 30. G. I. Dahen,
the half-back who was disabled In the
Georgetown College-Columbia Athletic
club foot ball game In this city on
Thanksgiving Day, proves to have sus
tained a serious spinal Injury. An un
founded rumor of his death was cureu
lated today. The other Georgetown men
who were Injured yesterday are1 doing
well.
There will bo no more foot bnil con
tests between two teams, as the faculty
of Georgetown university has decided
to prohibit It In future.
COIa)NIZATION SCHEME.
Pittsburg Farmers, Gurd iters and Mechan
ics, F.mlgrutc to North CuroJInu.
By the United Press.
Pittsburg, Pu., Nov. 30. One of the
largest' colonization schemes that has
been projected In this vicinity has been
organized by an Allegheny firm with
Tom Johnston & Co. In charge. With
the financial backing they now have,
the new colony la expected to prove
The Scullion of the Alley Has a Busy Day.
a success. In this event, within the
a success. In this event, within the next
dents of this city, and surrounding
towns will leave to take up permanent
residence In North Carolina.
Farming lands to Die extent of 50,000
acres have been leased and purchased
in Craven county, at the junction of the
Mr.se and Trent rivers. The members
of the colony are farmers, gardeners
and mechanics.
GAS MOTOR 1 OR CARS.
Tried In Germany and Much JtetterThan
the Trolley,
By tho United Presrf.
Washington, Nov. 30. According to a
report to the state department from
Frank Maion, United States consul
general at Dresden, the development of
the gas motor as a moans of propelling
street tars Is piogivssing in Germany
to a point where they may reasonably
be expected to displace all other
motors, even electric, on average rail
roads. '
At $1.05 per 1,000 for gas the supply
costs 1 3-5 cents per car mile, and the
initial cost of the car does not differ
much from that of a new horse car
witlt its complement of horses. The
gius rt.-ervoir staition for a large line
occupied but small space and can be
managed by one or two men, and the
oars when not in service consume noth
ing. One cleaning a week sulllces for
the machinery, and u per lent, covers
the annual repairs of a car, which
should outlast two or three outfits of
hoi'Fes. The system seems to be ad
mirably adapted to lines having large
fluctuations In volume of trnlllc, as,
unlike !electilc power, the gas con
sumption is exactly proportionate to
the work required.
THIEVES FORM A CLUlt.
I'niijuc Organization for Plunder I'ncov-
cred by the Police.
By tho United Press.
Chicago. Nov. 30. The police have
discovered an organized thieving asso
ciation and arrested ten of its members.
TrTe association was organized for the
UurposR of systematically burglarizing
residences, a ml was styled the "Thieves'
Protective und Mutual Benelit club."
Only men who had been convicted of
clime were eligible as members, who
numbered about twenty. All plunder
was divided equally. The club Inui ii
president, secretary, treasurer and ser-
g..'ant-nt-arms.
Police officers located the dub house
and by lying on the roof of the hut sev
eral hours learned the password which
gained them ndmlsslon, and also tho
plans of the inmates. Over $100 worth
of stolen property was found in the
cottuge,
OBJECT LESSON IN TARIFF.
Difference In Ueveniie-Kulslng Powers of
Mckinley nnd Gonnun-VVilson Hill.
By the United Press.
Washington, Nov. 30. That the Gor
man-Wilson tariff bill would be a fail
ure In raising revenue has been assert-
fd from the beginning. It Is three
months today since the bill went into
effect, and under It thertl has already
been a deficit or 3i,3-i(i,7!U, while for
the same period under the McKlnley
bill there was a. surplus of $1,S0:',S7G.
Ftr the first three months of the Me
Klnlcy bill the receipts were $09,007,012,
and under the Gorman-Wilson bill but
S61.SiS4.37S. The expenditures of the gov
ernment dunlng the first three months
of the McKlnley bill wrre $H4,lil4,i:!G,
and under the GormnnAVUpon bill for
the same period $'J2,N;il,178. The figures
tell their own story.
IRWIN WAIVES HEARING.
The Chances Arc Thut Ills Hull Will Not
He Increuscd.
By the United Press.
Pittsburg, Nov. 30. George M. Jrwin
has waived a hearing for trial at the
December term of court on all criminal
charges now preferred against him. This
step was taken this morning by Irwin's
counsel after h prolonged consultation
by attorneys Interested on both sides of
the case.
Irwin Is now under bonds of $10,700,
which Is furnished by the Mercantile
Trust company, of Pittsburg. The
chances nre that this bull will not be
Increased, even If iflher Informations
are preferred against Irwin.
Fight Hours at Kcudingtthops.
By tho United Press.
Ueadlng'M'a., Nov. 30 The Heading
company posted notices at all of Its shops
today that on and after tomorrow tho
employes will work but eight hours
day, Tho machine shops have been work
lug five' days of ten hours und tho oar
Bhops six days of ten hours.
Fx-SeniitiK tlrow n Head.
By tho United l'ress.
Atlanta, Ga Nov. 50k Ux-Senator Jo
soph K. Brown died today, lie was
Uoorgla's wur governor; was chief Jus
tlco of the 'supreme court, und was, since
the war, United States senator. He has
been In feeble health for some time. He
was 7a yeurs of age.
Terms of Peace Said to Have Been
Almost Arraii(cd.
LI Hl'NG BECOMES DANGEROUS
Fcurs Are Kntcrtuincd That He Will Place
Himself at the Head of a Large Army.
Foreigners in the l'lowcrv Kingdom
Arc (joining Confidence.
By tho United Press.
London, Nov. 30. A dispatch to the
Pall Mall Gazette from Cliefoo says
that terms of peace between China and
Japan have been utmost arranged
through the intervention of the United
States, and that the feeling of security
is now so strong that foreign women
aie returning to Pekin.
A dispatch from Shanghai received
today says that great excitement pre
vails In naval elides there in couse-
lUence of the departure of British war
ships from that port under scaled
orders. The presence of three British
cruisers opposite the estuary of Blen-
Tang-Klang is held to show that Great
Britain has decided to do more than
to forestall her rivals In the east and
to obtain a voice in the settlement to be
arrived at between Japan and China.
The dispatch also says that fears are
Increasing that LI Hung Chang will
place himself at the head of tho army
which he has created for his own pur
poses. Thousands of troops are reported
to be arriving from different parts of
the country for service under him.
KKQI ISITION XOT HONORED.
John I), liockufcller und Others Will Not,
Therefore, llae to Go to Texas to Stund
Trial.
liy tho United Preps.
Albany, N. Y Nov. 30. Governor
Piowcr today received a reoulsltlon
hit Governor Hogg, oTexas, asking
for the issue of requisition papers for
John D. Rockefeller and other leading
capitalists connected with the Stand
ard Oil company, who have been In
dicted In Texas for combining to keep
up the price of petroleum In that state
In violation of the tradp laws of that
F'tate. In answer the governor's priv
ate secretary wrote the following re
ply: "The papers accompanying the requi
sition seem to be incomplete, the afli
davit verifying the application for the
requisition riu't bdng Hgned lly the
affiant. A protest was tiled against the
requisition some dnys ago averring
that the persons whose surrender is
sought were not In the state of Texas
and, therefore, cannot be deemed fugi
tives therefrom. If this is so, of course,
they cannot be returned to that state
under the laws governing Inter-state
rendition, and Governor Flower, there
fore, feels that before ho fully con
siders the case some clear proof ought
to be furnished that the supposed fugi
tives were In Texas and departed there
from after committing the offense-al-h
ged again)! them.
ItONDS ;)IN; LIVELY.
Agents of the Sndieato Have Sold $11,
000,000 of tho llonds.
By tho t'nlted l'ress.
New York, Nov. 30. The Stewart
bond syndicate deposited $:!,8,"i9,028 gold
In the sub-treusury on bond account
today, making a total of $-17,771,516 gold
deposited.
The agents of the syndicate have sold
between IH.GOO.OOO and 14.000,000 of the
bonds, and the demand still continues
heuvy.
Jake Means Uusincss.
F.y tho United Press.
Hamilton, Ont., Nov. 50. Juke Gaudaur,
tho oarsman, announces that after tho
Texas regatta he will go to Knglund and
compel Sullivan to row him or forfeit
the Kngllsh championship.
MINOR WIRINGS.
r.urglars at tho Tlconderoga (N. Y.)
postolllco got &U0 and a lot of valuable
papers.
The violent death of William McMnhon.
a friend, drove Jacob Kroner, of New
York, Inxane.
Uecanse bis wife thrashed him often,
John W'lndlHch, ot New llrltaln, Conn.,
committed tuii-Ule.
In search of 3,WHi,0fl0 mythical dollars, a
diver bus been probing tho bottom of a
Hartford (Conn.) pond.
A train killed four unknown young
trumps asleep on the railroad between
Klinlro, t'al., and Sacramento,
A huge ship cannl from tho Great Lakes
to the Atlantic Is favored by tho deep
water ways convention at Toronto.
WKAT1IER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, conditions
favorable for showers; warmer winds
mostly southeast.
pNLEY'S
ANOTHER SPECIAL WEEKIN OUR
DEPARTMENT.
It being our intention not to carry
over a piece of Dress Coods that we
can turn into cash, wc make the fol
lowing quotations,
0XE LOT fine all wool mixed Suit'
intjs, former price, ,5.oo.
Tills Week's Price $2.50 a Suit.
0XE LOT extra fine Silk and Wool
Scotch Suitings. Special price for
This Week $3.25 a I Suit.
CXE LOT 52-inch Covert Cloth, ex
tra finality. Former prices, jft.oo
This Week 73ft
ANOTHER LOT, the Inst of the sea
son, of our special Foreign Cash'
mere in 40 and 40-inch. The jiricc
This Week Will Be SSc.ttiitl 45c
Interesting prices on Fine Black
Dress Goods.
vScc our Vclvetina Cords for Dress
and Coat Sleeves; also in Cream fof
Babies' Cloaks.
Fine German 50-inch Seal Plush.
FIN LEY'S
510 and 612 Lackawanna Ave
H. A. KINGSBURY
AGENT FOR
Sill SHI
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THE VERY BEST.
313 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA.
We will have wet weather. Wa
TC ill furnish you with SHOES for wet
weather. It will be a healthful invest
uieuL
114 Wyoming
I
HAVE just returned
from New York buying
Holiday Goods. We are
receiving them daily.
YGU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
to call and sec our fine line ot
Jewelry and Novelties, whether
you buy or not .
N. B.Look ot our snow windows
you pass.
W. J, WEICHEL,
408 SPRUCE STREET,
NEAR DIME BANK.
FOR THIS WEEK 0
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